Local Lititz items mix politics sports and oddities
Post 36 American Legion to elect officers on Thursday evening October 4. Lititz High School fastball versus Stevens Trade at Lancaster Saturday. Andrew Dunlap of Kissel Hill injures arm. John Nessinger hurt at Animal Trap territory. Harry Stoner moves photo studio October 1. William Stauffer sells greaseless doughnuts on Main and West Orange. Prof. J. G. Starr returns from hospital after appendicitis surgery. License revoked for a Lititz man over letting underage son drive. Rev Georg McBride’s son injured by fish hook. Jerre Adams opening new garage Saturday. Jacob Koch, driving a De Soto, hits pole. no injuries. Today last Thursday afternoon holidays for local stores. mail delivery on Saturdays resumes after summer. Edwin Sturgis, Civil War veteran, to be 85 Monday. Wayne Longenecker and A. Delp set at blue rock target shoot. Delp wins. Clement Boyd hits trolley car. driver not at fault. Local market prices: apples 35c per half peck, beans 25c per box, peaches 129c per half peck, eggs 50c a dozen. Prof. M. C. Demmy speaks on “Bo” at Rotary. Prof. G. B. Saylor entertains with humorous readings. Papaws ripe. three Sturgis trees heavy. northern banana fruiting noted.
Funeral held for Prof Abraham Reinke Back in Bethlehem
The funeral of Prof Abraham Reinke Back, who died Wednesday afternoon, was held Saturday afternoon at his former home chapel. Bishop John T. Hamilton led prayers, and Rev H S Crosland conducted the service. Pallbearers were Lititz men. honorary pallbearers were former pupils led by J Samuel Rulen and Frank Mann among others. Relatives and friends attended from Bethlehem, York, Philadelphia, Reading, Nazareth, and New York, including Prof Paul E Beck and others. The service featured singing, a bronze-toned organ hymn, and burial rites conducted by Rev B S Hagen of Bethlehem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Reinke Back
H. S. Crosland
Oge
Joseph Zahm
Joseph Samuel Grosh
Touis
John T. Hamilton
Mar Vian College and Theological Seminary
Bethlehem
B.S. Hagen
Moravian Church
Northern Province
Frank Mann
Lewistown
J. Samuel Rulen
Phoenixville
George Lehman
Howard Riegel
Frank Myers
Ventnor
N. J
Lebzelier
Kleindienstsburg
Althous Isabel Tausig
Wilmington
Del
Ernest Detterer
Chicago
Carrie Detterer
Edmund Detter
E. A. Oerter and Son
Philadelphia
Paul Deaner
Reading
Edward Henry
James Fry
Nazareth
Jesse Honeycult
New Dorp
Staten Island
David Gallegher
McSparren, Pa
Baked Ham Supper at Reformed Church Lititz
A famous baked ham supper will be served Saturday October 6 from 4 PM at the Reformed Church on North Broad Street in Lititz Panado headline event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
Noth Broad Street
Lititz
Panado
Luits Gas Range Demonstration At So Broad Street
Luits Gas Co will hold a showing of the latest model Jewel gas ranges at its South Broad Street office and salesroom on Saturday September 29. Mr and Mrs Bi Ernis will oversee the event as factory representatives. Visitors will see ranges in modern colors and the Lorain even heat regulator noted as a mark of modernism in Jay's gas range. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
Bi Ernis
Lorain
LeRoy Bare Suggested as Local Game Warden
LeRoy Bare has been suggested for the local game warden position at Harri imrg amid reluctance to have his name presented. Friends urged him to proceed for the benefit of the sport. Bare is described as a good and conscientious ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Bare
Harri Imrg
Lititzot
Mr. Bare
Bethlehem Employer Visits Lititz Family Visit
A Bethlehem employer from Sawyer and Johnson's greenhouse spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs McKee Weaver. He was accompanied by Mar and Mrs Sawyer and family. Mr and Mrs L L Davis and daughter Lottie of Lancaster and Mr and Mrs Chas Gets of Mr Joy also visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer & Johnson
Bethlehem
McKee Weaver
Mar
Sawyer
L. L. Davis
Lottie
Lancaster
Chas. Gets
Mr. Joy
Entertained Friends at Snavely's Bungalow
Miss Livgie Habecker hosted a dinner at Snavely's bungalow along the Conestoga last Thursday for the sewing club members and their husbands plus several other friends. About sixty guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livgie Habecker
Sewing Club
Snavely
Conestoga
Fishermen Net 117 Fish At Bowers Beach This Week
Fishermen Omar Bushong Paul Bushong Charles Probst and a Harrington friend caught 117 market fish at Bowers Beach this week. N D Sturgis landed four salmon and two at the Susquehanna west of Saintun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar
Paul Bushong
Charles Probst
Bowers* Beach
N. D. Sturgis
Susquehanna West Saitun
Mrs Frances Habecker and family return from Atlantic City
Mrs Frances Habecker and Mrs Frank Meiskey with children arrived back in town after spending the summer in Atlantic City. A daughter Mildred McCreary accompanied them on their visit here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Habecker
Frank Meiskey
Atlantic City
Midred McCreary
Holy Name Men Parade Set for October 14
About nine hundred Holy Name men from Catholic churches in Lanza Columbia Mt. Joy Elizabethtown and Marietta will visit Lititz for a Sunday October 14 rally and parade. A benediction and services at Springs follow the afternoon procession as thousands are expected to attend. The Holy Name Society aims to foster reverence for God and Jesus, promote pure conduct and monthly communion, with annual rally and parade to inspire faith and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eats Union of
Ilsiv Name Societies
Lititz
Holy Name Sov
Lanza
Columbia
Mt. Joy
Elizabethtown
Marietta
Holy Name Society of St. James Parisa
Holy Name
Holy Name Society of Catholic Men
God
Jesus
Community Show officers named by Chamber committee
The Chamber of Commerce committee elected officers for the annual Community Show. Officers are President J C Brubaker, Vice President W Martin Muth, Secretary Cullen Carpenter, Treasurer Chryton Zartman, Superintendent W M Plants, Entry Clerks Leroy Kling and Mrs W M Plantz. Show dates are Thursday October 25 to Saturday October 27 with exhibits at usual locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
J.C. Brubaker
W. Martin Muth
Cullen Carpenter
Chryton Zartman
W. M. Plants
Leroy Kling
W. M. Plantz
Firemen Picnic Draws Large Crowd at Springs Park
Firemen held a successful old fashioned picnic at Springs Park on Saturday for about 600 people. Families brought baskets, and tea and coffee were provided free. Rothsville won first place in a glat put event while close behind were others. prizes included lifes and a sers. The County regulation and Friday spring chein were also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville
Ives
Iso
Entertainment Committee Hosts Helpers at Springs Picnic
The entertainment committee of the Lility Fire Company hosted helpers at children’s picnics at the Springs this summer, supplying a meal at the fire house with chicken corn soup and sides. They funded feeds and picnics without drawing on the fire company treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lility Fire Company
Fire Company
Goose, Chickens and Rabbits Sold at Warwick House Sale
A Warwick House sale on Saturday offered a range of items. Prices seen include a goose at 2.85, a crabbit at 1, chickens from 0.90 to 1.10, potatoes 0.79 a bushel, bananas 0.90 to 1.10 a bunch, peaches 0.25 a peck, cantaloupes 0.05 a crate, brooms 0.50, 5 cents per pound for others, cupboard 2.66, toilet sets 0.23 each, blankets 1.50 to 2.55, ladies stockings 0.85, parlor organ 1.12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wansick House
Fragmentary obituary notes for Felker family lineage
Fragmentary OCR reads about Rev and Mrs Daniel Felker of Buncensville with a trainee nurse at Washing, mentions Leicester or Lexington years ago, references a late Daviel Felker, and a June date. Details are garbled but indicate an obituary or memorial notice with family names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Felker
Buncensville
Haryer
Methodist i Tan Lorig
Aero
Daviel Feller
Wand
June Vere Clase
Lititz Man Robbed Near Lebanon
Lebanon police sought a man described as five feet six inches tall weighing about 135 pounds with a light complexion who robbed Lititz resident Ray d Peiffer of 30 dollars near Lebanon. The suspect tied with a “girl dead” note and fled after a pistol shot. Arthur Firestone arrested, identified as the robber, jailed without bail. Missing items include a watch chain and money, while a prior jail release and Silk mill work are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Rayd Peiffer
Lititz
Tesanon
Peiffer
Ming
Lebanon County
Arthur Firestone
Round 3 finds historic 1848 cent in Richland field
A one cent coin dating 1848 was unearthed on the R. Wigley farm near Richland. The year marks milestones from Mexico War outcomes to Wisconsin statehood. The note also laments cabbage shortages and references Mort's Hill amusements near Newmanstown with a flying horse and old dance traditions.
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R. Wigley
Richland
Xico
Taylor and Cott
Mexico
U.S. Grant
Robert B. Lee
California
General Sutter
Sutter
Lititz
Wisconsin
K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Home-Salted Fish From Sea Delicious
Lititz fishermen salted excess summer catches while sea bass croakers porgies perch and carp were brined and served as mackerel like fare. Salting removes mud taste and softens skins then sliced and browned with butter. Fresh ocean fish baked on oak plank or in a roasting pan yields mild flavor and easier digestion than frying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Charles Fink
Old Fishing Grounds Report From Philadelphia Record
Marvy W Seather of Palmyra N J reports fine seas and strong crowds aboard the Queen City last Saturday with about 86 anglers. Porgies and bass dominate catches along with blues weakfish and flounders. mackerel scarce due to bluefish driving them farther offshore. A poll among boatgoers asks if a foul catch should count toward the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvy W. Seather
Palmyra
N. J
Philadelphia
Queen City
al Zitter
North Wildwood
Gays
Jacob Wild
Albert Mitchell
Mr. Scaber
Lititz
Cape May
Cambridge Man Enjoys Fishing and Oysters Near Home
John Teller visited Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Bowman in Cambridge Maryland on the Eastern Shore. Bowman keeps a motor boat near his home with good Chesapeake Bay fishing grounds nearby. After a recent storm his boat drifted but was recovered. Crabbing and oyster gathering are good in the area. Cambridge is a neat town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Teller
Jerre Bowman
Cambridge
Maryland
Gibbel and Hershey Attend National Insurance Convention
Owen Hershey and Henry R. Gibbel of Lititz Agricultural Mutual Insurance left this week to attend the National Insurance convention in Milwaukee for ten days. Gibbel, elected president last year, was to preside this convention. Hershey led the group meeting on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Hershey
Slenry B. Gibbbel
Lititz Agricultural Mutual Re Insurance Company
National Insurance
Milwaukee
Henry R. Gibbel
Lititz
Mr. Hershey
Former Lititz Boy Making Name For Himself at State College
Raymond H. Spickler of Manheim son of the late Chester Spickler is a student manager of the Penn State tennis team. He begins his third term and is gaining prominence in college activities. He is elected as one of the three first assist ant tennis managers this spring and will be eligible for future election. Spickler belongs to Tau Kappa Epsilon and pursues arts and letters in Liberal Arts, a school with enrollment larger than many Pennsylvania colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Spickler
Manheim
Chester Spickler
Record
State College
Raymond
Penn State
Spickler
Tau Kappa Epsilon
School of Liberal Arts
Colleges of
Pennsylvania
Lititz Male Chorus Announces Multiple Upcoming Engagements
The Lititz Male Chorus lists several upcoming performances including Rally Day services at Brownstown Rothsville and Terre Hill. A Thursday concert is planned for Strasburg with more dates at Frazier and Pottstown and plans for a Halk Halloween party at Neffsville.
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Brownstown
Rothsville
Terre Vil
Strasburg
Frazier and Pottstown
Neffsville
Hit By Auto Injuries Not Serious
Carrie Wolmer seven year old daughter of Ma s Howard Yingst was struck by an auto driven by John I Boyd. Boyd stopped quickly after the collision. The girl fell struck her head and hip and was bruised. Boyd was exonerated from blame as the girl ran into the path of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Wolmer
Howard Yingst
John. I. Boyd
R. D
Boyd
Alrost
Mr. Boyd
Eax
Nut harvest promises plentiful shellbarks and walnuts
The article notes a strong nut year with shell bark trees bearing well and black walnuts fair this season despite caterpillars hurting some. Last year’s scarcity left squirrels short during winter. Housewives expect shellbarks for Christmas cakes and walnuts for popcorn cakes as a winter pastime returns with cider and nut cracking.
Public sale of 74 acre Oberheltze farm failed at bid
Real estate notes show Amos Oberheltze farm of 74 acres near Rothsville station offered on the premises at Morsday but not sold as price bid deemed too low. The Bomberger estate 94 acres between Italfville and Irrb's Meeting House sold on Tuesday to John Bomberger at 1650 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Oberheltze
Waypwick Township
Rothsville Station
Morsday
Whares K. Bomberger
Italfville
Iirb
Meeting Trouse
John Bomberger
Old Parlor Organs Still To Be Found
Advertisement in Record last week sparked inquiries about old parlor organs still located. The piece recalls the organ’s place in the old fashioned parlor as radio and phonograph tech replaced it, noting a young lady who could play and sing was once highly regarded.
Ephrata Quiet Team Beats Second Warders in Lititz Return
Ephrata quiet pitchers defeated the Second Warders at the Lititz Fire House last week. The team won two of three matches amid classy pitching and double ringers. A good sized crowd enjoyed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata Queit
Litita
Beal Learson to Return to Matson Navigation in San Francisco
Beal Learson leaves next week for San Francisco California to resume work with Matson Navigation Company where he was employed before returning home sick He is the son of N B hea Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal Learson
San Francisc
Calif
The
Matson Navigation Company
N. B. Hea- Man
Travel notes from Lititz residents and guests
A long parade of visitors and travelers headlines notices from Lititz and surrounding towns. Newton Hershey left for Pittsburgh dental college while Nazareth native James Fry visited town. Several families from Marietta Nazareth and Reading are referenced with trips to Philadelphia New York Allentown and Maine. The piece lists people visiting relatives attending radio shows and spending weekends with local hosts.
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Nang Suftesea
Post 36
American Legion
Lititz High School
Stevens Trade Eleven
Atl Lancaster
Andrew Dunlap
Kissel Hill
John Nessinger
Tuetory
Harry Stoner
Harris Building
William Stauffer
Main Street
West Orange Street
J. G. Starr
Tater General Hospital
Georg McBride
Brickerville
Jerre Adams
Cedar Street
Adams
Jacob
Koch
de Soto
Brimnerville
Clay
Lown
Edwin Sturis
Sturgis
New Jersey
Wayne Lohgenecker
A. &. Delp
Thorndale
Mr. Longenecker
Mx. Delp
Clement Boyd
M. C. Demmy
Rotary
G. BP. Saylor
Fligh
NS. D. Sturgis
Isas
A. R. Beck
Lucal Gas Range
Snavely’s
Ffame
Aft
Enterinment Committee
Warwick House
Inister
Lexington
Aly
Newmanstown
Mort's Hill
Gibbel
National Insurance Convention
Newton Hershey
Pittsburgh
Dental
Ella Lacy
David Gallagher
McSparran, Pa
Lillian Mikseh
Charles Landis
Philadelphia School of Pharmacy
Webster Keath
Kenneth Bowman
New York
C. W. Coble
Morton
Delaware County
S. A. Helsey
Victor
Cumberland
Mad
D. E. Weichsel of
Kirkwood
Harvey Bachman
Connellsville
Mrs
Wayne Longenecker
M. W. Hess
Neidarymer
Tarry Neidermych
W. B. Hornberger
W.fh. Buch and
Wayne G. Fahnestock
Hiram ‘Meek
Maine
Montreal
Bishop Woodring
Allentown
United Hoyangeljgal Church
Edwood
Floyd Ritz
John Ritz
Hast
Greenville
Montgomery County
Ralph Worley
Carson Worley
York
Chesapeake Bay
Jay Evans
Lansdowne
Mrs. Evans
Jacob Hertzler
Spruce Street
William DeWald
Pleasantville, N. J
Wiliam Kissinger
Kenton Mowrey
Ebner Snyder
W. H. Buch
J. H. Maurer
Bloserville
Cumberland County
W. E. Hickman
William Rhodes
Springs Hotel
Charles Brebst
Paul Mack
Marion Dunkleberger
Jacob Singley
Henry Myers
C. B. Dillman
Grantville
Jennie Workman
Masonic Homes
Arthur Kling
Jerome Singer
Myr
Jesse Hongcut
Elizabeth
N. Y
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